{"id":14473,"date":"2021-02-04T11:09:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/?p=14473"},"modified":"2021-02-04T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:10:19","slug":"geisel-professor-george-otoole-named-editor-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-bacteriology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/2021\/geisel-professor-george-otoole-named-editor-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-bacteriology\/","title":{"rendered":"Geisel Professor George O\u2019Toole Named Editor-In-Chief of <em>The Journal of Bacteriology<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Society for Microbiology has named George O\u2019Toole, PhD, The Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology &amp; Immunology at Geisel, as editor-in-chief of <a href=\"https:\/\/jb.asm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Journal of Bacteriology <\/em><\/a>(JB) effective July 1, 2021. At more than 100 years old, JB is first microbiology journal in the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12313\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12313\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-360x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/otoole-sqr2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George O\u2019Toole, PhD (Photo by Rob Strong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is a real honor to be chosen as the editor-in-chief of the <em>Journal of Bacteriology<\/em>\u2014I published my first journal article in JB as a PhD student,\u201d O\u2019Toole says. \u201cI look forward to helping the journal further expand its niche within the scientific publishing community, actively enhancing diversity within the editors and editorial board, identifying early-career scientists to foster their connections to JB, and supporting society publishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Toole studies the surface-attached microbial communities known as biofilms and how they form on both living and non-living surfaces\u2014they can be found in medical, industrial and natural settings.<\/p>\n<p>One of the largest professional societies dedicated to the life sciences and composed of 30,000 scientists and health practitioners, the American Society for Microbiology\u2019s mission is to promote and advance the microbial sciences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Society for Microbiology has named George O\u2019Toole, PhD, The Elmer R. 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